WRITE-UP Definition & Meaning

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write-up

[ rahyt-uhp ]

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noun

a written description or account, as in a newspaper or magazine:
The play got a terrible write-up.
Accounting. an increase in the book value of a corporation that is not warranted by the true assets of the corporation.

write up

verb

to describe fully, complete, or bring up to date in writing
write up a diary
to praise or bring to public notice in writing
accounting
1. to place an excessively high value on (an asset)
2. to increase the book value of (an asset) in order to reflect more accurately its current worth in the market

noun

a published account of something, such as a review in a newspaper or magazine
accounting
1. an excessive or illegally high valuation of corporate assets
2. a raising of the book value of an asset

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of write-up¹

1880–85, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase write up

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One write-up of this whole incident has referred to the service as “a commercial messaging app,” even though Signal is run by a nonprofit foundation that shares its name.

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“When Sears, Roebuck and Company built its Santa Monica department store in 1947, it did so at an interesting time for commercial development,” noted a write-up by the Conservancy.

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Smith’s potential run earned a write-up from the New Yorker last weekend, weeks after a poll showed the “First Take” commentator capturing a shocking slice of Democratic voters in a hypothetical 2028 race.

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That write-up is via the Daily Mail.

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That President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is a predator, then, is not an accusation leveled by faceless trolls on social media but one cosigned by his own parent and detailed in a 22-page write-up from the Monterrey Police Department.

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